Adinatha

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Adinatha, also known as Rishabhanatha, is revered as the first Tirthankara in Jainism and a foundational spiritual teacher in the Jain tradition.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Adinatha canonical 10
Adinath 5
Lord Adinath 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tirthankara
mythological figure
religious leader
spiritual teacher
alsoKnownAs Rishabhadeva
linked to: Rishabhdeo

Rishabhanatha
associatedConcept Tirtha (ford-maker across samsara)
associatedFestival Mahavir Jayanti (as part of Tirthankara veneration)
linked to: Mahavir Jayanti
associatedPractice asceticism
meditation
associatedVirtue compassion
renunciation
self-discipline
associatedWith Digambara Jain tradition
linked to: Digambara Jains

Jain cosmology
Mount Kailash (in some Jain traditions)
linked to: Mount Kailash

Śvetāmbara Jain tradition
linked to: Svetambara
attains kevala jnana (omniscience)
centralTo Jain narrative of the origin of civilization
cosmicRole establisher of Jain dharma in current time cycle
familyRelation father of Bahubali (in Jain tradition)
father of Bharata (in Jain tradition)
gender male
hasIconographicFeature bull emblem on pedestal or base
long hair falling on shoulders (in some depictions)
seated or standing in meditation posture
hasPlaceOfWorship Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir, Delhi (as one of the main deities)
various Jain temples in India
honorificTitle Lord Rishabha
linked to: Rishabhanatha
influences Jain ethics
Jain monastic tradition
mentionedIn Jain Purāṇas
linked to: Jain literature

Kalpa Sūtra
linked to: Kalpa Sutra
positionInSequence first Tirthankara
religion Jainism
role foundational spiritual teacher in Jainism
symbol bull
teaches non-possessiveness (aparigraha)
non-violence (ahimsa)
truth (satya)
traditionallyRegardedAs first king of the current time cycle in Jain cosmology
first law-giver in Jain tradition
organizer of human society
veneratedAs omniscient being (kevalin)
worshippedBy Jains

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rishabhanatha otherName Adinatha
Bawangaja Jain temple hasStatueOf Adinath
linked to: Adinatha
Bawangaja Jain temple dedicatedTo Adinath
linked to: Adinatha
Nath Sampradaya associatedWithDeity Adinath
linked to: Adinatha
Vimal Vasahi Temple dedicatedTo Adinatha
subject linked to: Dilwara Temples at Mount Abu
Adinath temple dedicatedTo Adinath
linked to: Adinatha
Adinath temple namedAfter Adinath
linked to: Adinatha
Gopachal Hill hasSculptureOf Adinatha
Vimal Vasahi Temple dedicatedTo Adinatha
subject linked to: Dilwara Temples
Kundalpur (Madhya Pradesh) majorDeity Lord Adinath
linked to: Adinatha
Muktagiri mainDeity Adinatha
Odegal Basadi hasSanctumFor Adinatha